About — Marina, a waitress who moonlights as a nightclub singer, is bowled over by the death of her older boyfriend; Stars — Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco, Aline Kuppenheim; Director — Sebastian Lelio

• The 28th annual Cascade Festival of African Films, with free public screenings throughout February, offers audiences the rare opportunity to see Africa through the lenses of its people. There'll be 25 new films — features, documentaries, shorts — featured from across the continent. It opens with "76" (Nigeria, 2016), a political thriller and love story inspired by true events set against the backdrop of an attempted 1976 military coup. It'll show at 6 and 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, at the Hollywood Theatre, 4122 N.E. Sandy Blvd. Most screenings take place at Portland Community College's Cascade Campus, 705 N. Killingsworth Ave. The centerpiece film is "A Season in France," a 2017 French-Chadian co-production about a high school teacher who flees war-torn Central African Republic for France. Among the other activities is Women Filmmakers Week, March 1-3, the final week of the festival. For complete info: www.africanfilmfestival.org.